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Galena on Sphalerite$2,500.00
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A superb and highly unusual group of lustrous octahedral Galena crystals, richly scattered over a plate of dull, granular-textured crystallized Sphalerite from the Eyam area of Derbyshire, England. Eyam, also known as "the plague village", has been a centre of lead mining since the Roman occupation and the numerous mines around the village have operated intermittently for over two thousand years. This is a very rare specimen of octahedral Galena from this ancient mining district and would grace any specialized collection of Derbyshire or British minerals. The metallic, lead-grey-silver, octahedral crystals are developed to 2.3 cm on edge and are built from stacked arrays of tiny cubic crystals. A delightful Derbyshire Galena on Sphalerite and certainly a cabinet specimen of museum quality. It is accompanied with a John Jones personal collection label and a label indicating it was display at an event held by The Russell Society in 1977. Any specimen from John Jones’ Collection always deserves a second look.
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SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions7.6 x 9.6 x 4.8 cm
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SKUCC16871
Listed on10/24/2024
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